Extreme Cyber Feminists is my new synthpunk band name.

But then there's no currently demonstrable link between her child and Adam Lanza, who has, as of yet, not been reported to have been diagnosed with a mental illness or been labeled a violent child. The only potential issue Lanza has was maybe Asperger's, which does not typically present as violent behavior and death…

I still feel really uncomfortable with how she's claimed ownership of this issue, when Adam Lanza, so far, has not been reported to have a mental illness/personality disorder of any kind. I think her situation is definitely something that needs to be brought up in mental health discussions, but folks with mental…

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His rabbits were the best!

I agree with almost all of these points (and also really enjoyed this movie despite how bad it is as like, a well-crafted film), but I LOVED RADAGAST? And every reviewer hated him. Which makes me question myself.

This is pretty much how I feel about it. I imagine an extended addition of this film would be 30% pan shots of them walking around beautiful New Zealand.

Man no one ever gave up their seat for me when I had to use a cane on my commute in DC. Maybe folks are getting nicer.

ha, okay, not really surprised at all. I keep wanting to give Lindy West the benefit of doubt, I guess. :/

I am a little surprised/more disappointed there were no quotes from WOC authors who have been talking about this issue — and this piece is an incredibly powerful one.

Gonna toss a link out to this "must-read" piece at What About Our Daughters about this topic: http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/waod/2012/12/3/the-crucifixion-of-kasandra-perkinsvictim-blaming-black-mate.html

Bingo.

Broad strokes — "Buddhism" isn't really inherently misogynistic and there are so many types that use so many different sutras and teachings, and not all of them have misogynistic beliefs engrained into them.

Dude, seriously.

See, my dad is a computer programmer and he's always said it like Kathie Lee, but all the upstart new devs I work with say jiff. I think I'm gonna keep kickin' it old school.

this reply made me lol.

I say it GIF and am taken aback every time I hear someone say JIF because Graphics doesn't sound like that. Jiff is already a thing!

REAL TALK: what's the real pronunciation of this word - jiff (like the peanut butter) or gif (like Kathy Lee)?

Well, civil rights are a pretty big motivator. But I do like the assumption that no one who voted for Obama cares about unemployment, or that the President hasn't done anything to combat it.

But welfare is just when Obama comes to your neighborhood and literally just hands you stacks of free money, right?